Floor-mop attachment



' P. H. MACY ET AL FLOOR MOP ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 24, 1920 1,1111 ffm WIr/V555 A TIOENY Patented July 10, 1923.

unirse lsr.Me-'S BEARL Heier :MACY ANDjJAMEs ,SYDNEY MACY, or WEEHAWKEN, new,iEasley'.` 'f

PATENT @meer FLooneMoP ATTACHMENT;

.Apeiicatvionfid November 24, 19'2'0. serial no. 426,113.

To @ZZ i0 710m t may concern.'

Be it known that. wePEAvRL HART MACY and JAMES SYDNEY MACY, both 'citizens of the United States, and residents .of- Weehawken, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,l have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a vFloor-Mop Attachment, of which the following is a` full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which Vthe present invention has in View are: to pio vide'means associated Vwith the lhandle of a mop or other similar fioor cleaning ,implel ment for lifting the edges of carpets and rugs; to avoid the necessity for a person vusl tioned to4 stoop for lifting the edge of a can pet or rug that the implement may be nia nipulated thereunder; to provide 'an tachment which may be easily placed in or removed from service position; to provide p means whereby an attachment may be easily and readily securedv in working position upon mops of usual construction; and to simplify and cheapen` the construction.

Drawings. 'Y v Figure 1 isa side view of.. a mop of usual construction,havrng'installed on the handle thereof, an attachment constructedand far! ranged in accordance with the present 111-.

vention, the samebeing shown in service relation to arug. i

Figure2is al detail view on enlarged scale showing the mounting clip and spring foot of the attachment in dissociated relation.

Figure 3 is a side view of the attachment showingthe same in its active position.

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 in Figure 2 of the drawings.

v i Description. p Heretofore, when using` Inops ofthe usual construction, and workingv around the man ginal edges of iioor coverings, such as rugs, kor the like, it has been necessary for thepen son manipulating the mop to lift the edge of.

the rug so that the mop may be manipulated thereunder. Iny manyjcases vsuchas where heavy furniture *rests upon the rug near the edge of the same, it is impossible to arrange the rug so that it will remain in such position.

Then using the present invention the spring clip 9 is contracted on the mop han dle 10 by means of the small bolt 11 the end ing an implement of sthe character men-` v below the edge ofthe'rug'o'r whereofy has the lscrew-threaded section to Y The lclipV 9 is preferably yconstructed from a single piece of -wire which is bent .upon

itself toform hingefears or lugs14 and the spa'cingjbar's'ection' 15. The section 15 as can be seen `best in Figure 2 of, the drawings rests 4against; the mop handlev 10 when in service and extends behind the side members ofthe clip'r 9. It will be noted also,-byl reference to the same figure that the portions of wire forming lthe hinge ears or lugs 14, are bent to produce inclined portions` c0nverging to what may be termed the bottom ofthe clip ywhich inclined portionsco-opperate with the 'end bearing: sections116 ofl thev spring army 0r foot 17 to hold the-lat f ter in. its raised or inoperative position. l' y:

' said lugs when-the foot islifted to 'itsfinop-' erativepositioni The ends of the arm or press*l they bearing `s'e'cl, l'inner lsurfaces of the foot have eachl a, pivotal section vliwhich in service extends'throughH the y lugs. 14vr andv form'the hinged jointv on which4 the foot swings from. operative to inoperative positions. VAt the extremities; of each ofthe sections 18 lare stopmembersl) which are. y

shortened sufiiciently to permit theme21/tensiony thereof through the openings in the lugs 14, so as tov materially facilitate: the assem-v bly of the clipr 9and foot 17l in service.

These members 19'cooperate with ,the op-V posed inclined surfacesof theears kor lugs 14 in a manner to create asufiicientramount` of friction therebetween whereby thearm -on;

foot 17 is maintained against accidental' displacement'fro'm eitlierofits operative. or inoperative positions. As seen lbest. in Fig. 1 of 'the drawings, when. the'foot 1 7yis extended from the under sideof the mop-handle 10, thev p'erson'manipuiatingfthe, Vmop may lower the .fyum'dlec... i theend of the footjl'rY carpet."y Having 'im K slightly to introduce ,engaged the saidl edge thehandleislifted",

and simultaneously the-mop is drawn under fthe yedge of the rug or carpet tothe position f ,tiene shown. lt is obvious that by moving the mop 20 under the carpet -or rug, the space at the edge of the rug which it is c esired to clean is treated by the said mop ywithout having necessitatedthe person doing the worlt to stoop tor raising the carpet or rug, as is the condition at present. Having completed cleaning the floor at the edge of the rug, the person manipulating the mop may by pressing the extremity ot the loot against the floor litt the same until the portions 16 ride on the inclined surfaces oi the lugs lll, when the spring tension of the bearing portions 'i6 on the inclined surfaces ot the ears or lugs la continues to litt the arm or -toot until the inactive position shown by dotted lines in Figure l ot the drawings is arrived at.

`While the` attachment has been herein shown and described as applied to a mop and to the handle thereof` it will be understood that said attachment may be used in conjunction with other implements such as floor clusters, scrubbers, or polisliers.

C Zaz'ms.

l. An attachment tor the handle ot a cleaning implement comprising an arm ldisposed in angular relation to the handle above the lower working end thereof, and means for attaching said arm to the handle, said arm being adapted to engage under and litt the edge ot a door covering during the operation of the implement.

2. An attachment as characterized comprising a clamp tor the handle oi an implement of the character mentioned. said clamp being constructed from a single iiece of wire 'bent to Jiorm at the extremities thereof eyeletstor receiving a tightening member for dra-wing said eyelets together, said clamp being further bent adjacent the center thereof, forming extended eyeleted hinge ears;

and an arm member constructed trom a re-k silient wire shaped to lorm a loop and having at the extremities thereot, bearing members for disposition within said hinge lugs 3. An attachment ror the handle or a cleaning implement comprising a clip adapt-y ed for clamping engagement about the handle, an arm, and pivotal connections between said clin and one end of said arm, the pivotal connections oi- 'said arm having Jrictional engagement with the pivotal connections of said clip whereby' the arm is maintained in normally inoperative position substantially parallel to the handle and in its operative position substantially at right angles to the handle, said arm, when operativelydisposed, being adapted to engage under and litt the edge ot a iioor. covering during the operation of the implement.

e. An attachment for the handle of a cleaning implement comprising a resilient clip, means i'or clamping said clip about the handle, an arm, and pivotal connections between said clip and one end of said arm, the pivotal connections of said arm having frictional engagement with the pivotal connections of said clip whereby the larm is maintained in normallyl inoperative position substantially parallel to the handle and in its operative position substantially at right angles to the handle, said arm, when operatively disposed, being adapted to engage under and lift the edge ot a lioor covering during` the operation of the implement.

5. An attachment ior the handle ot a cleaning implement comprising a substantially U-shaped memberr adapted to be engaged about the handle and having eyelets iormed' in its tree ends, means adapted Jfor engagement in the said eyelets 'for clamping said member in position on the handle, oppositely inclined ears formed at the opposite ends otv the connected portion ol said member, an arm, and bearing members carried at one end or said arm, and adapted ior frictional pivoted engagement in said ears` wnereby the arm may be swung to and maintained in either of its operative and inopera' tive positions, said arm, when operatively disposed, being adapted to engage under and litt the edge of a licor covering during the manipulation of the implement.

6. An attachmentfor the handle or" a cleaning implement comprising a substantially U- shaped resilient member adapted to be engaged about the handle and having eyelets formed mits rree ends means adapted Jfor `enga -ement in thesaid e elets for clam incr .e e

said member in positionl on said handle, op.- positely inclined ears formed at the opposite ends of the connecting portion or said member, an arm having the form of a loop open at oneend to provide resilient spaced -tree end portions,3 and `l'iearing members formed at the free ends of said arm and adapted for pivotal engagement in said ears whereby the arm may be swung to normally inoperativey position substantially parallel to the handle and tooperative position in right angular relation to the handle, said bearing members having irictional contact with an intermediate portion ot the inclined surfaces oli said ears whereby to maintain said arm against. accidental displacement from either ot its operative or inoperative Y manipulation of the implement.

PEARL HART MAC-Y;

JAMES SYDNEY MACY. 

